Important Takeaways:

• The first of this week’s back-to-back-to-back winter storms is bringing snow, ice and rain to a 1,500 mile stretch of the eastern US Tuesday morning.
• Another winter storm will hit some of the same areas in quick succession and dump the most substantial snow of the season over Chicago. The third storm is the most serious flood threat Southern California has faced since January’s devastating wildfires.
• Each is another link in a chain of disruptive storms unbroken since the start of February.
• Snow will pile up: It’s snowing over parts of the Tennessee Valley and Appalachians Tuesday morning, where 1 to 3 inches have already fallen. There’s more to come into Wednesday morning as the storm tracks east. Washington, DC, could get up to 6 inches of snow Tuesday which could snarl travel during the afternoon commute.
• State of emergency and school closures: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency, and the Virginia Department of Transportation urged residents to “stay off the roads once the storm arrives.” Several schools in the state are closed. Schools in the DC area and Maryland also announced early dismissals and closures, citing anticipated disruptions, along with similar impacts at schools in Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio and Indiana.
• Power outages and treacherous travel likely: Significant amounts of ice – more than 0.25 inches – are possible through Wednesday in parts of West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina. “Ice accumulations could make many roads treacherous and impassable,” the National Weather Service warned Tuesday. “The weight of ice on tree limbs and power lines could produce numerous outages.”

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